Grain-binder attachment



March 4 w24. 1,485,656

' c. WENDT GRAIN BINDER ATTACHMENT Filed March 5. 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 me/Moz March 4 924 C. WENDT GRAIN BINDER ATTACHMENT Filed March 5. 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 C. WENDT GRAIN BINDER ATTACHMENT March 4 Filed March 5. 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 WH f d@ Patented Mar. 4l, i924.

CHARLES WENDT, 0F HEBINGTON, KANSAS.

GRAIN-BINDER ATTACHMENT.

Application led March 5, 1923.

To @ZZ whom t may concern,-

Be it known that I, CHARLES WENDT, al

citizen of the United States, residing at I-Ierington, in the county of Dickinson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in,Grain-Binder Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of my s-aid invention is the provision of an attachment for grain binders which will effectively oo-operate with the usual bundle carrier of the binders for maintaining the bundles of grain thereon from one shock row to another vreventing these bundles of grain from tialling oil" of the carrier into the shocks which have been formed, when the connecting mechanism is brought into operation.

A further object of my invention resides in the provision of such an attachment that may be readily employed upon all types of grain binders, with which I am now familiar for producing the above ascribed result.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein I,

Figure 1-is an elevational view of one end of a conventional type grain binder showing my improved attachment thereon.

Figure Qf-is a fragmentary top plan view of a portion of the grain binder shown in Figure 1, for more clearly showing the relative position of my attachment upon the binder.

Figure S-is a cross sectional view upon the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure -is a fragmentary cross sectional view o-f one end of my attachment per se.

Figure -is a fragmentary perspective view of one end of the arm member of my attachment, and

Figure G-is a perspective view of the clamp to which the arm member is pivoted.

Referring to the drawings in detail, there is fragmentarily shown in several of the views a grain binder A of conventional Serial No. 622,881.

form, the same embodying the usual bundle carrier B at the rear end thereof, `and consists of the usual tine-s or rods yas per Fig-y ure 1. My attachment constitutes the provision of a relatively elongated rod 5 curved downwardly as shown, in Figure 1. Y

The inner end of this rod 5 is flattened as at 6, which iiattened end isformed with a central opening 7. This l'lattened end of the rod 5 is pivotally secured to the front end of a clamping plate 8 through the instrumentality of a headed bolt 9 which engages through an opening 10 in this end of the plate, and also through the opening 7 in the flat end of the rod 5. The flat end of the rod 5 is held in resilient face to face contact with the end of the plate 8 by a coiled spring 11 encircling the bolt 9 above the said end of the rod. The tension of this spring may be increased or diminished by the turning of a nut 12 upon the screw threaded end of the bolt.

Forwardly of the opening 10 in the plate 8, the same is formed with a curved row of depressions 13 adapted for receiving a knob or other projection 14 upon the adjacent surface of the iiat end of the rod 5. The knob 14 is adapted for engagement within any select one of these openings for cooperating with the spring 11 for maintaining the arm 5 in an adjusted position upon the plate 8.

This arm 5 is secured to the grain binder A above the bundle carrier and at a point substantially intermediate the ends of the bundle carrier, it being understood however, that the arm 5 may be adjusted with respect to the bundle carrier B by swinging the same upon the pivot bolt 9.

I have found it desirab-le to mount this arm 5 upon the shaft bearing tube C of the crank, binder as shown in Figure 2, and as a means for rigidly securing the same thereon, the plate 8 is formed with a downwardly bent portion 8 adjacent its inner end, which bent portion is positioned beneath the said shaft bearing tube C, and is secured thereon by a strap 15 which surrounds the said tube and engages through openings 16 at opposite ends of the bent portion of the plate. The ends of this strap 15 are screw threaded for receiving thereon binding nuts 17.

In view of the above description, it is believed that the advantages and operation of my attachment will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art, and although l have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l A bundle retaining arm structure adapted to be applied to the bearing of a bundle Y ej'ecting mechanism of a grain binder comprising a clamping plate having at a point between its ends a Veshaped depression adapted to receive'a side portion of the bearing, a strap passing transversely through the plate beyond the ends of the depression and adapted to lie over the bearing, there being nuts screwed upon the ends of the strap and adapted to draw the same in close contact with the bearing, a bolt passing transversely through the forward end off the plate, the said plate being provided with a series of depressions which are arranged in an arc around the center of said bolt, a rod having an opening which receives the bolt and provided at its underside with a 4projection adapted to enter one of the last mentioned depressions, a nut screwed upon the upper end of the bolt and a coiled spring surrounding the bolt and interposed between the nut and the upper face of the rod.

In testimony whereof ll aliX my signature.

lCHARLES WENDT.' 

